Metal car.



E. E. SUCK.

METAL CAR.

APPLlcmoN mso MAY 1. ma.

1,292,899. v Patented Jan. 28,1%).

iw 'I A Y A INVENTOR w gowmg PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN E. SLICK, OF WESTMONT BOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

METAL CAR.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 28, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN E. SLIGK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Westmont, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, (Whose post-office address is Johnstown, Pennsylvanitn) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Cars; and I do hereby declare the followin to be a full, clear, and exact description o the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

` My improvement relates to the construction of metal cars with particular reference to the side and end plates thereof, including hopper, gondola, box and other types of cars.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a car side plate or end plate of stift', .strong and substantial form without the use of additional stii'ening pieces or separate side stakes secured to the car side, such as heretofore used in such constructions, and other objects of my invention will hereinafter apear.

With these objects in view my invention consists generally of a car plate formed preferably by pressm a steel or other metal plate with a plura ity of integralpanels or corrugations which referabl have sloping sides and sloping ens, the e ge portions of l the plate being preferably left {iat for ease of attaching to the other members of the car and to provide a tight junction at these portions.

In adidtion to providing an integral stiff and stron car plate in the manner described, Wlthout the addition of extra parts and the labor connected with the same, my plate with outpressed panels also provides a larger capacity in the car bod especially in hopper and gondola cars Whic carry bulk ladings such as coal, mineral,- etc., all of `which advantages result in economy and usef ulness.

Having thus `ven a generaldescription of my invention, will now, in order to make the matter more clear, refer to the annexed sheet of drawings formin part of this speciication and yin which li' e characters refer to like parts:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one-half .of a hopper car side illustrating my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation taken on the line II-II of Fig. 1; and

Fig, 3 is a vertical transverse sectional elevatlon taken on the line III-III of Fig. 1.

eferring now to the various characters of reference on the drawings:

1 is the side plate ofI the car in general, which, as illustrated, is preferably formed of a number of plates, 2 being one-half of the central section, 3 the intermediate section and 4 the end section, the end section being illustrated as a flat plate, as this portion 1s comparatively short and may not require the Integral stiifening provided on the other portions. These plates are provided With corrugations or panels, preferably formed bv pressing from a flat plate, the central portions of the outstanding panelsor corrugations .being indicated as 5, the sloping sides thereofA 6 and the sloping and somewhat curved ends are 'Tand 8. These panels may be pressed outwardly to any extent desired, to make them as deep as necessary and, on account of the distance of the outer ortions of the panel from the body of t e plate, this provides a large amount of lateral strength and stiffness, thereby obviating the necessity for any applied sidestakes, stiil'ening angles, or similar extraneous strengthening portions.

Although I have shown the panels with sloping side and end portions and substantiall dat outer faces and the cross section of the plate through the panels at right angles to their axes as being substantially symmetrical about the center line of the panel, I Wish it understood that I may make these panels of other forms such as of more nearl rectangular section, preferably with roun ed corners or may make them more generally curved or of other shapes to meet the requirements of stiffness and strength. It should also be noted that the panels of the intermediate plate are formed with sloping ends and of different lengths and conformation cbrresponding with the slope of the bottom `sheet of the hopper car. In

the joinder or Asplicing of the intermediate and center pates by a lap joint at 9, one of the plates ing preferably offset, as illustrated, and a slmllar la joint between the `-intermediate and end p ates as illustrated at 10. In order to complete tlie construction of the car side, it is also provided with'a bottom angle 11 which may belocated, as shown, -or may `have the horizontal leg order to complete the illustration, AI also show bein turned outwardly, if desired, and the top of the plates is rovided with an a le 12, shown as a bul angle to act as t e top chord member of the side which, in service, functions as a plate girden 13 are rivet holes in the side plates for attachment of door and hopper plates on the insideof the car. 14 are rivet holes used for securing cross braces which extend from the side` of the hopper car in the interior thereof. The side sub-sill indicated as a channel is 15, the splice or connectin plate for saine is 16, one of the car end graces is 17 and the end sill, shown as a channel, is 18.

Although I have described and illustrated my invention in considerable detail, I do not wish to be limited to the exact and specific details thereof, as shown and described, but may use such modifications in, substitutions for, or equivalents thereof, as are embraced within the scope of my invention, or as inted out in the claims.

Having t us described my invention, what I; claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a metal ear, a plate or plates provided with a plurality of integral upright panels extending from same, the margins adjacent said panels being substantially Hat and provided with flanged members riveted thereto to provide additional strength and stiffness, thereby obviating the use of separate side stakes. I

2. Ina metal ear, a side composed of one or more plates provided with a plurality of inte al upright panels extending therefrom, t ereby obviating the use of separate side stakes, the sides and ends of the panels being sloping,the body of the plate and the outer faces of the panels being substantially flat and parallel, and flanged memberssecured to said plate at the top and bottom margins thereof to form chords.

3. In a metal car, a side plate provided with a plurality of substantially parallel integral panels extending 'from same, the side and end portionsthereof gradually sloping and merging into the bodynportion, the mar n and intermediate portions of the plate being substantially plane, the margins rovided with anged bers secur t ereto for the purpose of stren hening and stiflening the construction, t ereby obviating the use of separate side stakes.

4. In a metal car, a side plate provided with a plurality of integral panels extending therefrom of approximately rectangular outline with sloping sides and end portipns, and adapted t0 strengthen and stiff'en impot the plate laterally thereby obviating the use of separate side stakes, the margin and termediate portions of said plate being subs'tantially p ane, thel up er and lower margms each provided wit a rolled angle eecured thereto, thereby strengthening and stiifening the plate girder side and acting in part as the chords thereof.

5. A metal plate for cars `provided with a plurality of integral panels extending from same thereby obviating the use of separate side stakes,l the edge portions of being plane and adapted `to be secured to the car frame.

6. A metal car plate provided' with a plurality of integral approximately rectangular anels with sloping sides and ends exn ing from said plate thereby obviating the use of Separate side stakes, the margins of the plate being plane.

7 A metal car plate provided with a lurality of integral u right panels exten ing therefrom thereby o viating the use of separate side stakes, said panels having sloping sides and end portions, the portions between said panels and .the margins of the plate being substantially fiat.

t3.Y A metal oar plate rovided with a lurality of integral uprig t panels with s o ing side and end portions and substantial y fiat outer portions, margins and intermediate portions, thereby obviatin'g the use of separate side Stakes.

9. A metal car plate, the body portion of which is dat and provided with a of upright integral panels extend'in same, the sides and ends of said pane s slopingr to the body of the plate, thereby obviating the use of separate side stakes.

10. A metal car plateprovided with a plurality of outwardly extending integral panels of approximately rectangular outline with sloping sides and end portions, and adapted to strengthen and stiffen the plate laterallv, rate si e stakes, the margins and intermediatie portions of said plate being substantially p ane.

11. A metal car plate provided with a pluralit of substantially e-parallel integral outwar ly extendin pan s, the" side and end portions gradu y sloping and margin into the body portion, theuter portions olf the panels the `margins and intermediate portions o .said plate being plane, thereby obviating the use of separate sidestakes'.'

.In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature. y EDWIN E.

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